Ash-pan.



A.A F. WAY..

ASH PAN.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 26.1917.

Patented Aug. 13, 1918.

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ALFRED F4 WAY .OFCHARLQT'TR'MloHreANiL Asn-Paris1 Toallauhom t mag/concern; 'l i f Be.it known that, I, .Annnnn F. WAY, a

citizen Y o f the.- Untedl States, residing .at

Charlotte, .in the county lof Eaton and State of Y,ll/lichigan;,i have invented -v a 'gnew and ,usef ful Ash-Pan, `of, which:thefifollowingiis aA specificatien.V

panwhereina pan .is operatively associatedV wlth a sieve, andtheobjects ofthejinventionare,- first, :to prov-1de a.co1nb 1ned.s1eye and. I:ash: lpan, second, to.V provide meaIlS. ,-.for dumping the .pany and xsleve, third-,to g-provide .a. simple .and-,eiiicient ash pan.

vWith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the. description proceeds, the invention 'resides in the combination and arrangementof .parts Aandi-1in the details of construction hereinafter described andvclaimed-, it 1 being 1 understood lthat i changes in the precise embodiment of the-v1 Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectionof f another modification.

Referring to the drawing by numerals of reference:

A pan 1 is mounted on castors 2 and is provided at its forward end with a handle 3.

Seated on the pan 1 is another pan 4 which is hinged to the forward end of the lower pan as indicated at 5. The bottom of the upper pan 4 is formed of wire mesh 6 to form a sieve. Hinged to the rear end of the pan 4 by the hinge 7 is a plate 8 which forms a closure for the rear ends of the pans l and 4. An eye bracket 9 is secured to the inner face of the plate 8 near the upper edge of the plate and this bracket is engaged by the eye end of a horizontally d1sposed rod 10 which extends through an aperture formed in the front end of the pan 4. The rod 10 slides in the aperture and has a handle 11 formed at its extending, free end.

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In thefmod-ilfiedwform shownlfinFi-gn2 the pan`Y- 1fV is-si-mi-lar; to the pan l i except ,thatj plate 12 which has its upper; edge l pivotallysecuredto the sides of: jthez pan-1? The Y plate,

12 isheld in closed posi-tion `byaa sliding pin, lwhich yis held'i; on. the plate'r12 by a retaining :piecev 14..;1'The lowerfend of theE pin: 13 enters -asuitable aperture formed :in the fbottomiof :pan: 1,l The'upper pan; 44 is' provided i with; outwardly-[proj ecting lugs 15 seated onwthe rim; of: pan-11.` .Thisqoan .is slmilar to the pan 4,exceptthatzfarear plate:

8 ispI'ovided-ftonclosei therear end off-fthe pan. and this plate fhas -Iits Z.upper edge. pivot# ally secured to the sides of the pan. j The? plateris lheldt is. closedf'position a spin 16 which is slidably held on the plate by a retaining. piece-17,I'or '-otherwi'se.- The lower endo'f" pin 16 is adapted to enter an aperu ture formed in the bottom of pan 4. A bail shaped handle 18 is secured to ears 19 on the pan 4.

The structure of thel ash pit of some stoves and furnaces is such thatk the forms of the device shown in Figs. 1 and 2 cannot be readilyused. To meet this the modification shown in Fig. 3 was devised.

In this instance the pan 4, which is similar to the pan 4, is provided with a bottom 6 formed of wire mesh, and has a pivoted rear end 8 which is held in place by a pin 16 which enters a suitable aperture formed in the bottom of the pan. The pin 16 is slidably held on the end 8 by the retaining plate 17 The pan is provided with a handle 20 by which it may be reciprocated'in sifting the contents.

The pan 4" rests on a support composed of legs 21 connected by cross pieces 22, which are preferably integral with the legs, and uponthe cross pieces lare secured side bars 23 formed of angle iron. The side bars 23 are arranged with their horizontally disposed flanges extending inwardly, and the vertically disposedl flanges extending upn wardly to receive and slidably retain the pan 4.

` In practice the device is operated as follows: The pan is placed in the ash pit of a furnace range or stove and the ashes from the grate fall into the pan 4 or 4. The ash pit door may be opened and the pan reciprocated back and forth on its rollers 2 or 2 to cause the ashes in pan 4 or 4 to be sifted.

The pan may then be removed from the ash pit and the upper pan l held in horizontal position whilev the lower pan l isallowed to pivot on its hinge and dump its contentsv through its rear end. The lower pan is then brought back into position and the rod pushed in which will lower the rear end of pan 4.-, as seen in dotted lines, Fig. l, and cause the contents to be dumped.

Vhen the modified form is in use the pin 13 may be drawn up to allow the plate to swing to opened position. The pan l may then be dumped. The same operation may then be performed with respect to pan 4.

When the modification shown in Fig. 3 is used, the ash pit door being Opened, the handle of the pan is grasped and the pan reciprocated on its support to sift the ashes. The pan may then be removed and the cinders dumped therefrom as described.

It is of course understood that a pan to catch the siftedashes may be placed below the support shown in Fig. 3.

Having described my invention, what I claim-as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: Y l

1. An ash pan, including a lower pan, a

normally closing the rear end of the pan and sieve, and a rod for rocking the plate on its hinge to rest upon the bottom of the pan and support the sieve in inclined position.

3. An ash pan comprising a support, a panon the support, a wire mesh bottom fOr the pan, a pivotally mounted end for the pan, means for normally lockingV the end against pivotal movement, and 'means for rocking the end to contact the support and lower the pan to inclined position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiiXed my signature in the presence Of two witnesses.

ALFRED F. WAY.

Witnesses J ULIUS B. LLS, ALONZO H. BROOKS.

Copies of thisl patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing, the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G3 

